Every End Has a Beginning

Chapter 1 The Beginning of the End

The light snuck through a crack in the black out curtains which beamed down onto the dark hardwood floor and led up to the right bedpost in the middle of a dark gray bedroom. Beside the bed was a stained wooden nightstand that was littered with beer cans, a lamp and a cellphone.

Suddenly the phone started buzzing, a hand reached out from under the gray and white covers and hit the snooze button on his 7 o'clock alarm. Groaning, a man sat up in bed and ran his fingers through his thin black messy hair before putting one foot on his cold floors. The man swung open the bedroom door revealing a long hallway with a door on the left side leading to a bathroom.

Walking down the hall the man passed multiple framed photos of him and a little girl on the wall before reaching the living room. The living room dipped onto the right side with a couch on the far wall, a coffee table in front of it and a T.V on the wall opposite to him. Right next to the wall was an archway that led to a kitchen.

On the left side of the kitchen there was a door that led outside and on the right side was a set of counters divided by a stove and above that was a microwave that divided a row of cupboards. On the other side of the kitchen from the man was a hallway that led to another bedroom and bathroom.

The man slowly approached the fridge that was scattered with kids' drawings. The man opened the fridge door and reached past the multiple cases of beer for leftover spaghetti he had the night before. The man placed the food in the microwave and hit the 1 minute button. While waiting for his food to heat the man looked at the calendar that hung on the wall next to a light switch. The date was March 2nd 2005.

After eating, the man got dressed into blue jeans, a white shirt, a black belt and threw on a leather jacket. The man grabbed his ID off the counter which read Cooper Hansen.

Cooper had a round shaped head with a long nose, bushy hair and a well kept beard. He was wearing a dark blue baseball cap with a worn logo on the front. Cooper swung open the front door and walked out, locking it behind him.

Cooper stepped off his patio down 3 steps that led down to a gravel path that trailed along the side of the house all the way down to the driveway which had a black 2005 Charger. Cooper opened the door and sat on the Red leather seat. He yawned while putting the key in and turning it. The car made a loud noise before steadying.

Cooper made a sharp turn out of the driveway and started driving down a dirt road that led him from his house on a hill in the middle of the woods to the main road. After Twenty minutes of driving Cooper pulled into a long driveway that led to a massive house which had 3 stories. Cooper slowly crept his car down the driveway before coming to a stop, he turned the keys to the ignition and stuffed them in his jacket pocket. He slowly swung the car door open and walked up to the house.

Cooper knocked twice on the dark brown door. After waiting a couple seconds a tall man opened the door. It was completely silent for a second or two.

Cooper looked at the man in the eyes "I am taking her home,"

The man just looked at Cooper before saying, "She isn't going anywhere"

"If you don't bring her out here then I am coming in and getting her," Cooper said back, not standing down to the man who was about a foot taller than him.

After waiting a couple seconds for a response Cooper tried to storm in before getting pushed back by the man. Cooper tried again but got pushed back this time falling down. Cooper got up, wiped his hands on his pants and punched the man in the jaw. After looking down at the ground the man steadied his eyes back on Cooper and threw a punch back. Cooper ducked out of the way and grabbed the man's arm pulling him down onto the wood of the patio. Cooper took 3 big swings at the man's face until the man's nose started bleeding and he had a cut on his face.